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Chapter 16 Vocab Flashcards

1
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antibiotics

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a drug that kills certain microbes that cause infection

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antisepsis

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the process that kills microbes or prevents them from causing an infection

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asepsis

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the absence of disease-producing microbes

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carrier

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a human or animal that carries an infection but does not develop the infection

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clean technique

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medical asepsis

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contamination

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the process of becoming unclean

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cross-contamination

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passing microbes from one person to another by contaminated objects

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disinfectant

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a liquid chemical that kills many pathogens except spores

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disinfection

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killing pathogens

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healthcare-associated infection (HAI)

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infection that develops in a healthcare setting

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immunity

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protection from a disease

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infection

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a disease state resulting from the invasion and growth of microbes

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infection control

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practices and procedures that prevent the spread of infection

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medical asepsis

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practices used to prevent the spread of infection, clean technique

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microbe

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microorganism

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microorganism

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a small living thing seen under a microscope

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non-pathogen

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microbe that doesn’t cause infection

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normal flora

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microbes that live and grow in a certain area

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pathogen

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a microbe that is harmful and can cause an infection

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spore

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a bacterium protected by a hard shell

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sterile

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the absence of all microbes

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sterile field

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a work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens including spores

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sterile technique

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surgical asepsis

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sterilization

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the process of destroying all microbes

25
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surgical asepsis

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the practices used to remove all microbes

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vaccination

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giving a vaccine to produce immunity against an infectious disease

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vector

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a carrier that transmits a disease

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vector

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a carrier that transmits a disease

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vehicle

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any substance that transmits microbes

30
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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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C. diff

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Clostridiodes difficile

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cm

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centimeter

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EPA

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environmental protection agency

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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HAI

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healthcare-associated infection

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HBV

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hepatitis B virus

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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MDRO

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multidrug-resistant organism

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MRSA

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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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OPIM

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other potentially infectious materials

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OSHA

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occupational safety and health administration

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PPE

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personal protective equipment

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VRE

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vancomycin-resistant Enterococci

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